Allah. Almighty said: "Between them is a barrier [so] neither of them transgresses."
[Al-Barzakh] the barrier
It is what is located between two things..
it doesn't belong to neither of them..
For example; the valley named Muhasser is a [Barzakh] between..
Mina and Muzdalifah..
its land is not a part of Muzdalifah or of Mina..
So, the [Barzakh] is merely a separation zone.
And we can't see the [Barzakh] that is between the two seas..
we can't define its borders..
But The Most High, the Grand said:
"Between them is a barrier [so] neither of them transgresses."
neither of them go beyond the borders so, they do not mix.
as they do not mix..
the salty sea remains salty..
And the sweet, remains fit for drinking.
we can talk about [Al- Barzakh] quite a lot..
But the most important [Barzakh] is related to human lives..
after they die and before Resurrection Day..
Allah, Almighty said:
"[For such is the state of the disbelievers], until, when death comes to one of them, he says, "My Lord, send me back"
"That I might do righteousness in that which I left behind." No! "
"It is only a word he is saying;"
"and behind them is a barrier until the Day they are resurrected."
So the life in [Barzakh] is the time we spend inside the grave..
Some scholars say..
That the souls of the believers
remain on top of their graves..
i.e. After the slave is buried..
his soul remains on top of his grave..
their evidence was what..
they understood from the hadith that was said by the prophet, SAW.
The prophet, SAW teaches us..
Some of his hadith are very clear.. the words are direct..
others are indirect but we can understand what is the significance of his talk.
It is a virtue to perceive
and it is not for everyone..
But, still we can't be totally certain that this is exactly what he, SAW meant..
because..
the case is a probability..
An example of this kind of hadith is..
When he, SAW mentioned the graves he said:
' I don't mind [as it is the same]..
that I evacuate my bodily waste..
at the graveyard or at the market area'
' I don't mind..
that I evacuate my bodily wastes..
at the graveyard or at the market place'
It is obvious that no one ..
who is a rational freeman.. sensible
has modesty.. would accept..
to do it .. at the market place with all the people there!!
why?? Because they will see him!!
And if they did, they will disgrace him..
and consequently he would turn away from them..
So, no one would empty his bodily wastes at the market because people gather at such places..
and they will see him.
So, the prophet SAW said:
' I don't mind..
that I evacuate my bodily wastes..at the graveyard or at the market area'
he actually wanted to say..
a person will not accept to empty his bodily wastes at the market and also, not at the graveyard..
though, the graveyards look empty ..no one can be seen there..
there..
the inhabitants are buried under the ground
So..
The scholars figured out that the souls of the dead bodies are above their graves
they said..
Because the souls of the dead bodies are above their graves..
they can see..
anyone who is evacuating his bodily wastes there.. near them..
this is indicated by the Hadith..
as some scholars said, including Al-Imam Al-Zarqani, may Allah put mercy upon him..
The point is..
to explain the situation to you.
So, the time people spend in graves is the [Barzakh] period of time..
Allah, Almighty said:
"and behind them is a barrier until the Day they are resurrected."
the [Barzakh] period starts from..
the day a person is buried under the ground.
And we have another Sahih Hadith by Aisha..
She said: ' a Jewish woman came to me asking for food..
The Jewish woman, while at the door of the house of the messenger of Allah, SAW, she said:
' Feed me..'
Then, to plead mercy from Aisha..
She said: ' feed me..
May Allah protects you against the [fitnah] of the Antichrist [Dajjal]
and from the punishment of the grave.'
Then Umm Al-Muminin said: 'then I kept her waiting..
till the messenger of Allah, SAW came..'
Then Aisha said to the messenger of Allah, SAW..
' Did you know what this Jewish woman said?'
then, he said:' What did she say?'
She said:
' She said, may Allah protect you against the [fitnah] of the Antichrist [Dajjal]..
and from the punishment of the grave.'
Then Aisha said:
then the messenger of Allah, SAW raised his hands in supplication to his Lord..
Asking Allah to protect him against the [fitnah] of the Antichrist [Dajjal].. and from the punishment of the grave.'
Then he, SAW said..
'About the Antichrist [Dajjal]..
All the prophets have warned their nations from him..
and I warn you..
from him, even more than any other prophet before me has done ..
he is blind in one eye, and Allah, Almighty is not.'
Then, he, SAW said: 'About the [fitnah] of the grave..
you will be tested about me, and you will be asked about me'
Then he said:
' If the person was righteous..
They make him sit.. then they ask him, What was your belief?
He will say it is Islam..
then they will ask him.. and who is this man?
He will answer: he is Muhammad, the messenger of Allah, SAW..
Allah, Almighty sent him with the truth, and we believed on him..
then they ask him, Did you see Allah?
He will answer: no one can see Allah..
Then they say to him: sit down..
So, he does..
Then a gap opens and Hell is seen beyond it..
He looks and sees it shatters and breaks into pieces..
They say to him: Look, this is what Allah, Almighty has saved you from!
Then, a gap opens to Jannah ..
And he sees its beauty and all what it contains..
Then they say to him: Look, this is your seat at Jannah.
Then he will be told that he was on the truth..
and he died on the truth..
and by the will of Allah, he will be on it when he is resurrected.
Allahumma make us live believing on you..
and make us die believing on you..
and resurrect us believing on you.'
This is what happens at the beginning of the Barzakh life.
Then, people are at different situations..
The believer has his salat above his head..
and his fast to his right and Zakat to his left
and all his good deeds and Ihsan will be at his feet.
all this will protect him from suffering agony
So, the slave must know that Allah protects his slaves..
the believers.. by their good deeds..
because of their belief and their good deeds..
This is what happens at the beginning of the Barzakh life.
then other things happen as Allah wishes..
like, punishment of sinners..
and comforting those who were obedient
And most probably, and Allah knows, this has limits.
Till Allah orders Israfil to blow the Trumpet, and he does..
And when Israfil blows it for the second time..
people will come out of their graves..
this will be the end of the Barzahk life.
So, the Barzakh life is a period between two lives..
Dunyah life which we are living now ..
and Akhirah life ..
which we all are promised to reach..
Allah, Almighty said:
"Then indeed you, on the Day of Resurrection, before your Lord, will dispute."